There is no bone loss at the level of exostosis when a permanent crown is cemented 3.5 months postop (Fig.8 *).  It appears that the exostosis and bone graft prevents buccal plate collapse.

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 08/14/2017, last revision 10/31/2018